I haven't used an Amoled screened phone since my horrible experience with the pentile screen on the Galaxy Nexus. That thing was so fucking ugly to look at, it's a good thing that the tech has come a long way. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it is on the GS6. I always hated the greyish blacks on LCD screens.
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I haven't used an Amoled screened phone since my horrible experience with the pentile screen on the Galaxy Nexus. That thing was so fucking ugly to look at, it's a good thing that the tech has come a long way. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it is on the GS6. I always hated the greyish blacks on LCD screens.
You avatar is oddly fitting for that question.
I beg to differ-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6ku-ta3czk
1st Course
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I would say Note 4 feels like the most solid Android phone on market atm though.
- Great battery
- Great display (best display on market according to displaymate)
- Premium build
- Great camera
- Good specs
- MicroSD
- S Pen
etc etc
Just seems like the phone hits all the right notes, if only the OS was stock it would've been perfect.
- Great battery
- Great display (best display on market according to displaymate)
- Premium build
- Great camera
- Good specs
- MicroSD
- S Pen
etc etc
Just seems like the phone hits all the right notes, if only the OS was stock it would've been perfect.
Sgt.EntryEnass
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Wonder if movies will look weird on the Edge.
The sides may make full screen content look a little odd.
The sides may make full screen content look a little odd.
Snapdragon 801? Yawn.
Two variants.
One has SD801, other is insanely powerful with SD810 + 4GB LPDDR4 Memory.
- 2.0 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 Processor
- 4GB DDR4 RAM
- 5.7 Inch Quad HD Display 2560x1440p Gorilla Glass 3
- 13 MP Rear Camera With LED Flash (Sony)
- 4 MP Front Camera
- Dual SIM (Micro+Nano)
- Cat 9 LTE 450Mbps
- 64GB/128GB storage (eMMC 5.0)
- 3090 MAh Battery.
Yea, I'm sure you'll be really impressed. Screen on the S5, Galaxy Tab S etc are just fantastic, with pretty much zero draw backs. Cinema mode on the S5, and Basic mode on the tab being the most accurate.
If it wasn't for the size of the phone, I'd have already bought one by now. They were selling them in Thailand at the airport duty free when I was on holiday, they were tax free and had a further 30% one week special sale on sim free handsets. Only reason I didn't buy one is because I was expecting the Nexus 6 to be much better (pre-reveal). Sigh...
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Ha remember when all the android/Samsung fanboys were all "a removable battery and SD card are really great" and now they are all "why are you getting rid of removable batteries and SD cards they are really great".
Mi Note Pro is definitely my Android phone of choice.
That's ridiculous. How was I (or even your average consumer) supposed to know that? Are there some steps you could link me to?
Yeah you can find some pics of the new lockscreen stufff. It's nice but like most of Material it sacrifices functionality for looks. Buttons are super small now and you can't scrub through a track anymore.
Damn, the design and bezel sizing is just gorgeous. Shame it's an LCD instead of AMOLED. Any idea if this will ever see a UK release, and have there been any camera samples comparing it to the S5, Note 4, iPhone 6 and Plus 6?
Bluekaveli
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Is that an iNote 4?
nib95
Knows more about display quality than Anandtech
the 810 is also insanely hot. I hope they fixed that issue for the M9. I returned my nexus 9 because the K1 Denver turned it into a hotpad just using chrome.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
What does Theirry Henry have to do with the HTC?
ArtHands
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Good thing Apple is still offering the smaller size iphone.
Yeah, if you want a outdated device.
From a general consumer standpoint I think the S6 Edge is going to be a huge hit. It truly looks different than any other phone out there.
I just hope Samsung stays true to their habit of making a shit ton of phone variations out there and hope some stick. So it's not out of the question that we will get variants of the S6 that goes back to plastic, removable battery, sd-card, and water-resistant. S6 Active would be a perfect candidate for this.
I just hope Samsung stays true to their habit of making a shit ton of phone variations out there and hope some stick. So it's not out of the question that we will get variants of the S6 that goes back to plastic, removable battery, sd-card, and water-resistant. S6 Active would be a perfect candidate for this.
No UK release unfortunately. Xiaomi are very much Asia only.
I might be getting one shortly but there will certainly be some picture comparisons on the internet somewhere soon.
It is a Sony 13mp camera. f/2.0 aperture, 6 element lens, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) coupled with 2 tone LED flash.
The actual sensor being used is the Sony 2nd gen IMX214 which is also used in the Oppo Find 7 and other flagships. What Xiaomi have done is combined the sensor with excellent software features and additional hardware to create the ultimate experience.
The guy who modelled their VR headset looks surprisingly similar. Was a topic of discussion in another thread.
The drive-by poster has since no response to you. Don't feed him more.
Jazzy Network
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Good thing Samsung is still offering a phone with SD card and removable battery.
Rodney McKay
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Different strokes for different folks. Which is one of the things I like about having a selection of different devices to choose from.
I went with the Note 4 just a few days ago because it met all my criteria for a good phone: removable battery, microsd card slot, and great battery life. So many phones these days only have 2/3 of those which sucks for me, and since I knew the S6 wasn't going to have a removable battery I decided to just go with the Note 4.
But other people don't need the removable battery, are fine with 32-64GB internal storage, want a smaller size phone, or want a different software experience from Samsung. And there are great phone options out there for whatever it is you're looking for.
I've read their articles and I think they offer too little emphasis and too much leeway regarding contrast and black levels. Even their own readings, which pit the iPhone 6 at 0.36 cd/m2 show that the device whilst decent in that respect compared to other devices, is still lacking a great deal compared to AMOLED (0 cd/m2). In the HDTV Test world, a 0.36 cd/m2 difference would be considered massive.
I also have no idea if the iPhone 6 tested by Anand was sent by Apple and specifically calibrated, but thankfully I've compared a retail iPhone 6 with my S5, as well as my plasma's (which are both ISF calibrated, even my monitors and laptops are Spyder calibrated), with the same test images, videos etc, so I don't need to rely on someone else's opinion to know that Apple's devices are left wanting in terms of black levels and contrast, nor that the iPhone 6 (the one I tested) veered too much on the blueish side with respect to overall white balance.
There are luckily other scientific studies and analysis on the screen tech with these different devices.
Examples.
DisplayMate Galaxy S5 display analysis
DisplayMate Galaxy Note 4 display analysis
DisplayMate iPhone 6 display analysis
TekGryphon
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Anyone know if there's another Cyanogen phone coming out (like the One Plus) for this next generation?
As much as I'm enjoying my Note 3, there's no way I'm going to stick with Samsung if they're going to try to squeeze out the same level of ridiculous profits as Apple.
As much as I'm enjoying my Note 3, there's no way I'm going to stick with Samsung if they're going to try to squeeze out the same level of ridiculous profits as Apple.
There he is!
IchigoSharingan
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right? if i'm gonna be milked, might as well let Apple slam their cash vacuums against my udders
Yes but you could disable it.
zerokoolpsx
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Specs after my own heart. No chance this is coming to NA huh?
People think bigger numbers are better. It's never gonna change.
I bought a nice Sony mirrorless camera last year, and it was "only" 16 mpix. But the picture quality... so good.
I know my Note 2 either prevents me from removing Samsung bloatware or just reinstalls them back automatically.
ErnieMcCracken
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Don't have an upgrade until Aug/Sept so plenty of time to see how this and the M9 review and also for XDA to unlock and root them (I'm on VZW...). Currently have a M7 so I'm ready for something new.
I imported my MiPad very easily and at a good price but I'm not sure the Mi Note Pro currently works with US carriers.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
in the next 2 years at least.Not for a long, long while.
They don't so if you do import one you'll have nothing more than a mini tablet.
TekGryphon
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Yep. Might as well make a proprietary cord, strip out all but 1 GB of RAM, lower the resolution, and call it an iGalaxy.
Off my nuts, son. I'm already married.
You Are Viewtiful
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The Galaxy Nexus had such a strange AMOLED screen. The colours don't pop like you expect them to.
The Faceless Master
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probably from Google. remember Samsung made the Nexus S for Google, which ushered in Google Wallet...
Bluekaveli
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Get it done.
The Faceless Master
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the best mobile handset available, regardless of OS, is the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
end of an era...
the_firewithin
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What exactly is the point of a curved edge?
Bluekaveli
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Actually lol
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/budgie/exodrive-cases-the-only-microsd-expandable-phone-c
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